The United States Wins Its Independence, 176389Government Under the Confederation

In the new national government each state had one vote in Congress. Nine votes were necessary to pass a law. Law enforcement and the administration of justice were left to the states. The states also received all powers not specifically granted to Congress. The lack of a strong central authority made the government only a league of loosely tied states that were virtually

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